Home Run derby, Oct. 26

KENNETT — There will be a Home Run Derby, Saturday, Oct. 26 at the KAU Little League Field on Leslie Road in Kennett Square, benefiting the Kennett High School baseball program. The event, which runs from 9:30am – 12:30pm, features three age divisions: 7&8th grade, High School and Adult. Each pitch is $1, but one male and one female slugger from each of the following age brackets will...

Fright Feast promises ghoulishly good time

Lions Club’s annual Halloween-themed event supports local causes The contents of a casket of spirits will be one of the Fright Feast’s raffle prizes. Get into the spooky spirit of the season this Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Fourth Annual Fright Feast, a monstrously generous fund-raiser for several worthy area causes. Sponsored by the Kennett Square Lions Club’s Morning Branch, the popular...

Potential pets on parade at pennyworth prices

Chester County SPCA inviting visitors to fall in love this weekend If you want to capitalize on the research that shows people with pets enjoy longer, happier lives, the Chester County SPCA (CCSPCA) would like to assist. This weekend, the nonprofit agency is sponsoring a two-day drive to boost adoptions, with extended  hours from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, the SPCA will...

Security seminar free to school employees

Active-shooter program being offered Saturday in Glen Mills The December 2012 shootout that killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Ct., forever changed the landscape of school security across the country. Since then, school officials have tightened access to most area school buildings and scheduled forums and training sessions focused on making a similar...

Luminaries to shine light on after-school care

Kennett Area YMCA to participate in national observance Two girls from the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley after-school program proudly display the luminary bags they created for the National initiative, “Lights on Afterschool.” This year’s event will take place on Thursday. Hundreds of children in Brandywine Valley afterschool programs will be decorating luminaries, which will be put on display...

Putting Revolutionary War movements on map

Innovative presentation will focus on 1777 Philadelphia Campaign Learn about Revolutionary War troop movement in your neighborhood through the lens of modern technology  at a program on Tuesday night at the Chester County Library. Sean Moir, a GIS analyst for Chester County, will host a program detailing the 1777 Philadelphia Campaign in Chester and Delaware Counties, which included three battles...

Tale of passion, sorcery to unfold in Wilmington

First State Ballet Theatre to perform ‘Swan Lake’ next weekend Mary Kate Reynolds will star as Odette and Alex Bucker will play Von Rothbard, the Evil Sorcerer, in this weekend’s production of “Swan Lake” by the First State Ballet Theatre. For dance lovers who thought they had to travel to Philadelphia to pursue their passion, the First State Ballet Theatre (FSBT),...

March on The Brandywine, Oct. 19

KHS band battles local rivals; special performance by W. Chester U. band After hosting a number of top area high school marching bands, including Kennett High School, in its annual March on the Brandywine competition, Oct. 19, Unionville High School Marching Band will perform an exhibition of its 2013 show, “Amusement Park.” EAST MARLBOROUGH — Local high school marching bands, including...

County offering safe disposal of hazards

Toxic waste, computer collection event to be held Saturday All seventy-three Chester County municipalities are hosting a Household Hazardous Waste and Computer Collection Event for county residents on Saturday at the Government Services Center, 601 Westtown Road, West Chester, 19380, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., a county news release said.  Residents – the event is not open to businesses or contractors...

Library event a boon for book-lovers

Thousands of titles will be sold at bargain prices Thousands of bargain books will be available this weekend as the Friends of the Chester County Library are holding its annual Fall Book Sale. The sale is open to the public starting on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Sunday, patrons can take advantage of  Bag Sale Day: From 1 to 4 p.m., fill a grocery bag for only $6. The sale will take...